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Negative Issues in Homeschool: Rebellious Children

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Rebellion in homeschool is a minor issue I have heard, but it is quite annoying. I was very shocked to hear from my parents' friend that homeschool can produce rebellious children. Some people think that homeschooling has too much freedom so that people cannot learn discipline. On the other hand, many people think that homeschooling parents have given strict control and guidance toward their children. Children might have been used to be controlled by parents so that they have a tendency to be rebellious when they are adults or mature enough. Aren't they very contrast opinion?

Well, I always thought that there weren't any correct things about homeschooling in the eyes of people criticizing us in both of those contrast issues. Learning from those critics, I think it would be wiser if homeschooling parents can do the middle attitudes between too loose and too strict.

Rebellion in Homeschool

Honestly, I have always been thinking that there isn't any absolute result of how the kids are growing to be. As I said previously, we are not going to wait until children getting older, more mature, or being adults to proof that homeschooling can destroy children to be rebellious or to be not discipline. There isn't any absolute relationship with homeschooling, but it is related to parenting. Let's think about it in logic. Not all homeschooled children are beaing rebellious, and not all not homeschooled children are not rebellious, on the contrary.

I am not going to cynical toward this issue as those contrast statements are important parenting message I can learn about. It is quite hard to keep parenting in balance. You might say that getting balance parenting styles easily, but it needs great communication relationship between parents and children which is built up day by day. Everything depends on how every family works on parenting style. When I think logically, a homeschooling family should have got a better chance to have better communication between parents and children.

It is not easy to predict the result of your parenting style that gives effects to your children in the future, but I am really sure that your children will notice your sincerity as parents, especially as a homeschool parent. Therefore, whichever your parenting style, show your sincerity to dedicate yourselves for children.